This sounds like a crappy movie scenario. You are running down (or is it up?) the street away from a monster/alien/tsunami, as is everyone that didn't get vaporized, crushed or drowned. You are doomed. I am going down a side alley perpendicular to the street. Why don't they do that in the movies?
This post was edited by Element 99 at March 21, 2022 7:02 PM MDT
I think ... unless the street is on a hill ... "down the street" applies when the street numbers are getting lower, and "up the street" applies when they are getting higher.